Finasteride is used for treating male pattern baldness and androgenic alopecia. It was first introduced by Organon Llc A Sub Of Organon And Co in its drug Proscar on Jun 19, 1992. Another drug containing Finasteride is Propecia. 18 different companies have introduced drugs containing Finasteride.

Finasteride Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Finasteride, along with the drug name that holds that patent and the company name owning that drug.

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Drug Used in	Drug Patent Number	Drug Patent Title	Drug Patent Expiry	Drug Owner
Proscar	US5942519	Prevention of precipitated acute urinary retention	Oct 23, 2018 (Expired)	Organon
Propecia	US5571817	Methods of treating androgenic alopecia with finasteride [17β-N-mono-substituted-carbamoyl-4-aza-5-α-androst-1-en-ones]	Nov 05, 2013 (Expired)	Organon
Propecia	US5547957	Method of treating androgenic alopecia with 5-α reductase inhibitors	Oct 15, 2013 (Expired)	Organon
Propecia	US5886184	Finasteride processes	Nov 19, 2012 (Expired)	Organon
Proscar	US5886184	Finasteride processes	Nov 19, 2012 (Expired)	Organon

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Finasteride Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Finasteride. The first generic version for Finasteride was by Ivax Pharmaceuticals Inc Sub Teva Pharmaceuticals Usa and was approved on Jun 19, 2006. And the latest generic version is by Alkem Laboratories Ltd and was approved on Jan 6, 2017.

Given below is the list of companies who have filed for Finasteride generic, along with the locations of their manufacturing plants worldwide.